Category Archives: People and the Ocean

What is Horseshoe Crab Blood Used For and How Do They Spawn? Meet Edna the Horseshoe Crab!

Posted on November 12, 2020 by Cherilyn Chin

Hi, I’m Edna, a horseshoe crab. I’m not truly a crab, but an arthropod related to scorpions, spiders and ticks. I’m excited because it is the new moon. It is time for me to mate and lay my eggs in … Continue reading →

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Interview With Dr. Deni Ramirez Macias, Whale Shark Researcher

Posted on May 28, 2018 by Cherilyn Chin

Dr. Deni Ramirez Macias is a whale shark researcher based out of the Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez), Mexico. She is the director of Whale Shark Mexico (Tiburon Ballena Mexico). She started the whale shark research program in 2003 … Continue reading →

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Plastic Bits are Food? An Anchovy’s Perspective…

Posted on August 16, 2017 by Cherilyn Chin

Anchovies can smell plastic pieces in the ocean and mistake them for food. Plastic bits or food-they all smell the same to me. Hi, I’m Annie, and I’m an anchovy. You may have seen my colleagues in a tin can … Continue reading →

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Coral Reef Bleaching—Why the Great Barrier Reef is in Trouble

Posted on March 31, 2017 by Cherilyn Chin

Why are the corals on the Great Barrier Reef off of Australia bleaching? Why is coral bleaching important? First a little background on corals. Hi, I’m Polly, a coral polyp. The animal you think of as “coral” is actually made … Continue reading →

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Thank you Dr. Jane Goodall!

Posted on October 10, 2015 by Cherilyn Chin

Today I heard Dr. Jane Goodall speak for the 5th time at the Wildlife Conservation Network Expo in San Francisco, CA. Dr. Jane is my personal role model and hero. After hearing her speak for the first time at a … Continue reading →

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